AIESEC needs to admit accountability for Masuno’s death in Romania

I shared the tragic news with you last week about the death of a 20 year old Japanese student in Romania. Yurika Masuno, a sophmore from a university in Tokyo, was sent to Romania as part of a student internship to teach Japanese at a school. Sadly she was raped and murdered only a few hours after her arrival at the airport in Bucharest. There has been much talk about the arrested suspect, 26 year old Vlad Nicolae, and his racial background as a “gypsy,” but there hasn’t been much light shown on the organization that has a fair amount of responsibility to bear: the internship NPO, AIESEC Japan.

The full details of what happened to Yurika Masuno can be found here, but I will quickly recap. The 20 year old’s flight arrived in Bucharest at night, and she was to travel by taxi to the local train station where she would have made the several hour trip to Craiova, the Romanian city where she was to teach. There was no one from the school or internship organization to meet her, she was to travel alone.

A young man approached her outside the airport, and speaking in English, offered to escort her to the train station by taxi. She didn’t realize it, but Vlad Nicolae told the driver to go in the opposite direction, and then had the car stop next to a forest a few kilometers away. There in the woods, not far from the road, Masuno was raped and then strangled. Nicolae covered and left her body, and stole her personal belongings.

Now, thankfully, Nicolae has been arrested and police have already connected the monster to attacking and raping several other women. Police found airport security footage of him and Masuno together. Upon searching his house, they found several of Masuno’s things, such as her cell phone, so it’s safe to assume he will be convicted of his crime. And that’s certainly how it should be; Nicolae is the one responsible for committing a horrible act against that young woman, and then taking her life. But what about those who put her in the situation where what happened was a possibility?

Some people have pointed out that the Romanian police should have been doing a better job patrolling and protecting the Bucharest Airport. Even I pointed out the naiveté of this girl accepting an offer from a stranger at an airport, especially in a country that she’s never been to before. But what’s making me more and more angry is how AIESEC Japan set up her arrangements, and are now avoiding any reaction to what happened.

There were a few people who commented on my original post of Masuno’s death in Romania, and said that the girl must have missed someone who was there to pick her up. That is not what happened. I want to reiterate, this was not a case of a missed chance, there was no one from the internship organization or the school there to meet Masuno at the airport. She was to arrive, get to the train station, and make the trip to her destination, all alone. We also had numerous Romanians comment to us that even those that live in the country know that Bucharest is not a safe place to be alone after dark, even more so as a woman. Some said that it’s common knowledge the airport is in fairly dangerous area for foreigners to come to at night, and couldn’t imagine letting a young student arrive without someone to escort them.

Yet that is exactly what AIESEC Japan arranged for Masuno. I want to know what they hell they were thinking. So, I reached out to them. I tried to contact AIESEC Japan, but was simply told there was nothing they could say about what happened. This in itself seems to speak louder than any comment they could offer. The global youth organization of AIESEC is said to have programs in 110 different countries, and the Japanese division sent 441 students overseas in 2011. I find it very hard to believe that they wouldn’t know about what kind of cultures or situations they would be sending their interns into. They gave her a plane ticket that would arrive after dark, then had her take a three-hour train ride in the middle of the night, and they could have at least warned her about the dangers she might encounter.

It’s a terribly sad thing that happened to Yurika Masuno, and AIESEC Japan should, no, needs to at least acknowledge that fact. Then they need to take steps to make sure that something like this never happens again to an intern they are sending overseas.

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Dacus

Sir,
You unfairly paint a bleak picture about Bucharest Airport. I travel to Bucharest on a regular basis and often arrive on the airport at midnight. I am a middle aged woman and according to you I should feel unsafe. I don’t feel that way.The difference between me and Yasuko is that I will never use an unlicensed taxi to go to Bucharest downtown. The licenced taxis are easy to spot, they are painted in yellow and wait for customers in front of the arrival gate. I cannot believe that Yasuko has missed them!
I strongly agree that someone should have waited for her at arrival. And there are other questions. Why Miss Masuda was booked on a flight arriving at midnight and not in full daylight, especially as she had to travel further to Craiova? To whom saving money was more important than a woman’s safety? Why she was not advised to refuse any offer from unlicensed taxi drivers, a golden rule that is valid not only in Romania but anywhere on the globe? Why nobody told her never ever accept a lift from people you don’t know.

A horified Romanian

I have to partially agree with Dacus and the article. There are indeed things which cannot be explained, but maybe the young age of this girl had to pay such a price. This was a terrible news which brought me lots of sadness. There are indeed golden rules which any person should know when traveling abroad, and I’m afraid AIESEC has quite a BIG responsibility in this case. The fact that Yurika arrived at night in Bucharest is perhaps understandable, she was presumably flying from Japan, hence after a long flight somewhere in Europe she had a late connecting flight to Bucharest. I wonder what other danger were lying ahead of her thinking that the plan was to take the train from Bucharest to Craiova, a night train? The fact that nobody waited for her was a big mistake, after all she was just 20!! Not a seasoned traveler. I think the youth organizations might be too relaxed in today’s globalization and treating serious issues, like security, too simply. What a pity that this has to happen which I am sure will improve the way AIESEC operates, but how can we rewind the tape a bring Yurika back???
God bless her soul!
Dumnezeu s-o odihneasca!

P.S.: The only ending of this event I find if the trial of this killer could be in Japan, after Japanese rules, but perhaps this is not possible. The judicial Romanian system will be too indulgent with such a beast.

Atekka

Sir, your article contains details that nobody could have known.
Besides that, both AIESEC Romania and AIESEC Japan have been asked by authorities not to give any statements.

GermanRO

Have you seen München HBF at night ? :))

Anyways, AIESEC did sleep in his slippers, no one to wait for her. Bucharest is full of nuts people, especially at night, where this city has a 2nd life.

I totally agree on the post of the author and also on your comment regarding this article: Yurika (RIP) was too naive (most Japanese girls are like that, because many are educated with pink fluffy cosplay mentality and hello kitty on the top of their heads)

Too bad, she was a pretty and promising girl, but had a gruesome death. Btw, her murderer, had also finished off a 76-y old woman 2 days before finishing Yurika in the woods, in the same way: l’irreversible type rape (remember monica belucci in the movie) doing all sort of horrible SM perversions, choking her to death and eventually robbing her belongings. (i’ve read the official legal medicine reports of Yurika and i think her parents should be better off seeing only her ashtray and not her body/face…)

About the airport i can say the following: DO NOT take any cabs, 1st: they are pretty expensive, 2nd: 99% of them have rigged paymeters, 3rd: you can take a special bus at any time right in FRONT of the arrivals gate (tickets available in airport or at the driver) and this bus gets you directly to city center and has many stops so you don’t miss a thing.

This airport taxi pirates are an over 20 years old problem of Romania, and i remember waiting for a girl-friend from Japan for over 1 hour after landing and giving me the shivers, not knowing where she was. (eventually she showed up after calling me that they lost her baggage 😛 ) Initially i though maybe a taxi driver pretended to be me or something.
So stay away from INSISTENT taxi drivers!

BEWARE of following tips:
-if you really need to take a cab, take the FLY TAXI, it’s costs double than normal Dacia taxi, but you get better services, and it is the only official taxi of the airport
-ignore insistent taxi drivers, call security if needed (they can’t wait to kick some ass legally)
-remember: you go to the cab, not the cab driver to you
-remember: if a taxi driver gets your luggage pretending to help you, this is a cheap trick to force you get it the car, so either hold on your baggage and repeatedly refuse with NO but on a nice tone, or if he is an a-hole, call security guys

That should keep you safe.

Source: German living in Bucharest.

Dacus

You are wrong, the bus connecting Otopeni airport to the city center doesn’t run after 23.30. The only solution is to take a taxi but beware of unlicensed (illegal) taxis. Fly Taxi no longer has the monopoly of the airport but all licensed taxis are yellow and located in front of the arrival gate. The cost from the airport to Intercontinental Hotel area (central Bucharest ) is about 80 New Lei (rons), i.e $ 20.

Razvan

actually, the 783 express bus, from the airport to downtown Bucharest runs all night. Its by far the safest, cheapest way to go. Fly taxi is also a good option, for those willing to pay a higher price.

Chiara

Honestly, your contributions give me an idea of how difficult it would actually have been for that poor girl to take the right decision, all on her own. There SHOULD have been someone to meet here there, definitely.

shame on AIESEC

I do believe AIESEC should take some responsibility. Yes I understand her family asked for privacy, and for what I read police too. But it there is no way to deny that this situation would have been easily prevented by having someone from the organization picking her up. It’s not only AIESEC Japan but AIESEC Romania, whichever the LC was. I was enrolled in AIESEC and went on internship too, in my case I did have someone picking me up at the airport not only to guide me and help carrying luggage but hey, basic welcome gesture don’t you think?

I’ve seen with my own eyes how the organization puts it all in achieving exchanges but when the time comes to go abroad, you’re on your own. Too sad something like this has to happen to take measures (hope even in silent they’re working on improving their flaws).

Don’t care if she was naive or not, someone should have been there for her. Proper arragnements for her arrival should have been done. One should not arrive alone and even worse without proper indications to a foreign country, whichever the country!

A a former AIESECer I must sadly say: shame on AIESEC…

Ich

Your post is irrelevant and disrespectful to her family as you are evidently unaware of what they requested regarding the whole incident.

Darius

This is a psychopathic killer and nothing can be done against such individuals before they are caught. This guy who killed the Japanese student has a cousin, also a sociopath, that killed three people 20 years ago.

Florin

I am a Romanian and I need to tell you my opinion.
I am sorry for what happened to this young student and I know there is nothing that will bring back this girl to his family. She is dead and she won’t come back.
In my opinion such a killer deserves to be killed too, after being tortured for several hours.
Yet, I repeat there is nothing that will bring Yurika back to life.
Unfortunately Romanian justice, like many European justices is not very efficient against such murderers.
Too bad men like me do not have the power over such incidents.

Indeed, AIESEC could do more than that. But it wasn’t AIESEC who killed her.

I have many Japanese friends and I appreciate them a lot. They are hard-workers and very polite. My relations with my friends will not be affected after this incident.
I hope that their people will not change the opinion about my people too, only because this kind of “animals” which are spoiling our image as a nation.

Igawa

I’m a Japanese who has just read this article.
I strongly agree with your opinion.Japanese mass media should focus on this point.

She went to Romania, not as a private tourist, but as a member of organization “AIESEC” , so they have a responsibility to explain this incident.

I read Masuno’s Twitter, where she tweeted concerns about her traveling.
She wrote that she had been crying at Narita airport before her departure,as she was so nervous.
Masuno also expressed her misgivings about her schedule about a three hour train journey alone midnight. She said “it would be a miracle for me to get there safely”.
When I saw her blog , I felt so sorry for her.
I don’t have any information about who made such schedule, but even if she made it herself, AIESEC should have checked and refused this schedule.

Chiara

That is really heartbreaking what you say about Masuno´s Twitter. If she had so strong misgivings about the safety of her journey, as you describe it, I would strongly doubt that she had decided on the schedule herself.

Holly

I’m an AIESECer. Interns choose their own travel arrangements. I don’t think the organization is responsible.

I created a Facebook group named ” TRIBUTE TO YURIKO MASUNO.AGE 20.MURDERED IN BUCHAREST BY CORRUPTION ”
Bucharest Airport though generally safe is however infested by ripoff taxi drivers and crooks since 20 years.
Romanian Government is concerned with fights for political power while tourists are murdered by gypsies.
A few months ago a young American basketball player was assasinated in nearby Bucharest by another gipsy
Those people at Craiova not only didnt came to greet Yuriko but even more outragously it apperas they did not CALL HER ON HER CELL PHONE UPON ARRIVAL TO GRET AND HELP HER FIND HER DIRECTION
They do fully deserve to be considered savages and primitives. They brought same to us all.
Prime Minister of Romania who since taking office was busy battling his political oponents instead of ensuring the safety of citizens ; just expressed regrets yesterday after two weeks.
It is not regrets he needs to express but APOLOGISE to Yuriko Masuno family

A sad person

Do not play seek and hide, and not compare the security requirements of an inner railway station (of no matter country), with an international airport of a country which badly wants to join Shengen space. In this airport so many existing security forces have not been able to monitor, report, cooperate, and cope with all gender of suspect activities in their AOR, especially after the last terrorist activities in this region of Balkans.
Some airport competent authorities kept silence after, but only police limited to organize a raid against illegal taxi drivers and gave travel advice to Japanese tourists, which implied the idea that not only authorities are concerned, but also the victim had her share of blame. To my best knowledge, nothing more undertaken.
I consider AIESEC Romania the most responsible, because they did not fulfill their role as fair and responsible partner (host). After this unforgetable mistake I was told they made another cowardess one, avoiding to answer immediately to first Japanese official calls, and to immediately come with an open position. I wonder if this Romanian entity can longer exist under such circumstances.
I have some knowledge of the Japanese gentle, respectful, and polite aproach, and I immagine what an easy victim any young Japanese lady could be, comming by night from a safe environment into this messy one, where the lack of competence and responsibility are sometimes at home. Encountering a gipsy male of such criminal caliber, favorized by the given circumstances, in my humble oppinion, she would have not the slightest chance. I am very sorry for her and her grieving family.

Dacus

What terrorist activities in the Balkans? What have these to do with Romania and/or Schengen???? And what is the connection with Yurika’s death????
Yurika, she is not the first naive girl who accepted a lift from an unknown person and ended raped and killed. It happens anywhere in the world, not only in Romania! In London, considered a very civilised and safe place, were so many cases of women raped and sometimes killed after accepting lifts from unlincensed taxi drivers at night that Met Police started an information campaign to teach women about the dangers of illegal taxis. Yurika did not die because Romania is a barbarian country and Otopeni an unsafe airport but of her own lack of judgement and the unacceptable behaviour of AIESEC, who did not wait for her on the airport. AIESEC has failed the duty of care for Yurika and should be held accountable. Don’t blame the airport for that, Bucharest airport is as good as any in Europe, as I know from my own experience .

sf

I am originally from Romania (now living in Canada) and I have to say that even though it’s a beautiful country, lots of sightseeing, traditions, etc., the judiciary system is a sad joke. Women are raped all the time (mostly in the rural areas) and in many cases the victim is too afraid or too ashamed to report that. First because the police won’t do much (as they are also afraid of some gypsy clans or “sponsored” by them) or the public opinion would make the victim’s life a living hell. I happened to live for many years in a community made of ex-cons and I came to see how low some humans beings can go. Sadly for the Japanese girl, no one told her that…

Bryan

this is a terrible news. sick people are scattered all over the world. and yes, AIESEC Japan should’ve arranged an escort for her at least. I know a lot of Japanese Students who come to Canada and their host families are waiting at the airport for them. At least they could’ve done that. But like any other companies, THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN! They just want to make money! I hope nobody will join AIESEC Japan anymore. Not making any comment? At least they could’ve said “WE WILL LOOK FURTHER ON PREVENTING THIS KIND OF INCIDENT and YADA YADA YADA”. And for all Japanese youths who are going abroad to study or work, don’t talk and go with strangers!!!! coz psycho paths could take advantage of you. Lots of sick people these days!

Chels

AIESEC is a not for profit organization. They don’t MAKE much money from the exchanges, just enough to cover costs, and have some in reserve for emergencies.

Chandra

AIESEC bears a lot of responsibility here, They are an organization dealing with thousands of students with so many different countries. As they are the ones arranging overseas trips from their members, it is 100% the duty of AIESEC to ensure the safe passage of it’s students and members around the world by thoroughly researching overseas destinations about everything, and inform students accordingly about everything they need to know – most especially SAFETY. I can’t believe they let Yurika San travel to Romania and let her arrive in the middle of the night without anyone on the ground to ensure her safe passage. This is an organization that cannot be trusted! I feel very very sorry for Yurika san’s family, I can’t believe this happened to her. She had her whole like ahead of her. Such terrible evil human beings our there in this world. What if she was my family. I couldn’t cope and would never recover.

Carmen

I am Romanian and am deeply sorry for what happened. It is a disgrace such horrors are still allowed to happen in Romania in 2012. Not only do they give the country a bad name, but people get killed. The murderer could have been jailed way before Masuno’s sad ending, because one of his previous rape victims had recognized him. But the police refused to do DNA testing on his sperm claiming they didn’t have money, so he was free to walk away. As a Romanian who lives abroad, I am now scared to take cabs from the Bucharest airport. Apparently, theft happens quite frequently on these rides and, what’s worse, the police collaborates with the drivers/ thieves. So yeah guys, stay away from this country, it’s hell-bent to continue to be a criminal backwater.

John

Romania is not a “dangerous” place, as such, even though this incident happened.
However, such a young, inexperienced student should never be sent with no representative to at least greet them at the airport and see them safely to the train/bus station and sent onward to their final destination.

runa

Shame on Romania
And Japan AIESEC is an asshole organization.

amSee

From what I read in Romanian Newspapers this girl was approached by the predator once she stepped out from the Airport. One article said she arrived at 20:30 in the evening and that is about sunset time in August. The killer may have convinced her that he was working for Taxi drivers by helping customers getting “a cab”. He must been very convincing and the girl very naive. I also wonder what she knew about Romania (history, people & culture) before she decided to go. If she had studied better she may not have put her life and thrust into the hands of a complete stranger there.
The organization she was working for should have sent someone to meet her. She was only 20 years. As for the killer he’s monstrous and a possible serial killer. He killed only 10 days before the murder/rape/robbery of the Japanese girl. He’s not only arrested for the previous killing but also face rape charges and sexual harassment of several Romanian women in his local area. Luring people and robbing them of their possession was his method. Many “taxi drivers” in the Airport may know him in person or have seen him many times at the airport. I’m glad he got arrested and I hope he will never ever get out in public again. Obviously he is way too dangerous to be let out again. As for travelling in Romania, it’s like most places anywhere on earth – you need to be street-smart to not get yourself into trouble.

Kojinator

The young woman’s death is definitely a tragedy. That it took place in Romania is not unique. Similar attacks take place in Paris, Sao Paolo, NYC, BKK and Lagos to name a few places. Claiming the perpetrator is a gypsy is a racial slur against the already persecuted Romani and makes it seem everyone else in Romania is without reproach.

If the facts in this article and the RO press can be believed, this young woman was victimized the moment she departed from Japan. Unless she spoke Romanian and had in-country experience, even her grieving family let her down by not making sure that their daughter would be safe upon arrival and throughout her internship.

Discussing her transportation options upon exiting the airport as many have below missing the point. At nearly every airport in the world from Beijing to Zimbabwe, there are unlicensed taxi coots looking to make money and promising to undercut the licensed taxi who also and often cheat unwary travelers confused by their unfamiliarity at a new destination. Her time of arrival only increased her exposure to danger.

A life has been lost, asking AIESEC and the Japanese media to explain their failings and to highlight the crime will not automatically prevent the next victim from a determined predator. AIESEC if these failings are true was grossly negligent. Certainly, such crimes can be reduced by publicizing them and importantly getting volunteers to educate themselves before leaving home. This includes not getting into a taxi or airport bus late at night with a stranger one does not know alone in a foreign country. These opportunistic crimes happen in the US, in the EU, in Asia, in S. America and wherever travelers descend without taking very basic precautions as well as by accident and happenstance.

Annon.

Irrelevant of who she was travelling with, she should not have got into a car with a strange man! How is that sensible or safe in any culture?
It also doesn’t make sense that you say you couldn’t get in touch with the organisation but are adamant that they sent no one to get her and didn’t tell her about basic travel safety.
Facts please in future Mr. Westlake. Yours aren’t really stacking up.

cristina

Hi, all.
I want to write here my respects for the young girl who died and for her family , I couldn’t walk in their suffering shoes these days, I just can’t.
The girl was taken away her dignity, her hopes , her youth and her life.
This is too much.Somebody didn’t tell her that life is hard and rude, ruff and violent.I live in Romania, but I’ve traveled from Bucharest to a lot of destinations, they are all dangerous at night, and they are also dangerous at daytime if u’re 20 y.o , alone( I only mention New York, Moskow, Miami, Brussel and Paris).
She was nervous prior to departure , she had a good instinct, she could have postpone her take-off,but…unfortunately, she didn’t.
About the company who sent her from Japan to Romania , totally different cultures , the company had to take care of her to arrive safely to her finally destination(the school in Craiova City).Nobody took care of her, nor the company or the romanian school.They are both to blame .
She was so young and beautiful,her heart beated in hope for the future ,but there ‘s no future for her.Too bad the adults don’t take care about their children.They must to, but they don’t.And I’ll tell you , in some cultures girls don’t matter …

http://www.facebook.com/SofyMV Sofia Mendez

As far as I know, the student is the one who books and buys the flight for the travel, how do I know? I did an internship with AIESEC in Ghana and before that I worked in AIESEC Mexico sending and receiving students to do their internships. AIESEC is not responsible of booking flights for the students, as it is the student’s responsibility to arrange that (and pay it with their own money). When I traveled to Ghana I bought my ticket not before I talked to people already living there and asking about safety, not AIESEC. Now, does AIESEC has responsibility in this case? Of course, but more than AIESEC Japan, I think AIESEC Romania has the most part. It is the hosting AIESEC office’s responsibility to appoint someone to pick the student up and take them to their new home, and yes, they should be very concerned that a person is dead because of this omission, but one can only wonder why would a woman get in a cab with some random stranger at a foreign country?

Finding out who is “more” guilty and of what nos is irrelevant, the sad truth is that one young woman is dead and nothing will bring her back, but I think that it’s only fair to tell the truth and present facts as they are.

DannyNZ

Fully Agree!

Pili

“why would a woman get in a cab with some random stranger at a foreign country?” did you hit your head against a wall? Naivity is the answer an the author of this has said that already, but the truth is, even that, should not matter, and yes in a perfect world But why not hope for a world in which men respect women? whould be be careful all the freacking time an even dress as nuns so we don’t catch the attention of any “suspicious” guy? besides, it’s true that japanese girls are more naive, and why is that? because if you ever have the chance to meet japanese people, you will find out that they are kind of “old fashioned”, sometimes I would say, in a good way

http://www.facebook.com/doriansilviu.pitu Dorian Silviu Pitu

This case equates with the american cases, tourist girls, taken by force in Spain and forced to be sex slaves, until they are killed.These are recent things i am talking about, things i witnessed first-hand!! Westlake, if you want to know more, just send me an email.Now, everyone, do not listen to “Dacus” who is obviously an unfair participant in this conversation and her supporters.They just want to lie to you and tell you that if you take a licenced cab all the dangers go away, and its just not true.If you are a normal-iq person you will agree with me.The death of the japanese student is obviously a sign of warning for other nations as well, over-seas nations like Canada, America, Japan, etc. not to send tourists to these awful countries and in general, European countries(France,Spain,Romania,etc).Someone just paid with her life so this should be clear.It has nothing to do with taxis, and even accompanied you can still be in danger-you may face 10-20 persons with cars, guns, and knives..The Embassies won’t tell you of the present danger because there are money interests involved, money they need from the tourists(japanese,american etc),IT’s just not worth it to risk your life so you can sight-see some old decrepit buildings everyone pisses on at occasion or some churches and monasteries, or hope that you will meet someone nice-it works the other way around, you do not meet nice people, but only the scumbags get in your face, the nice people are at home minding their own bussiness.Yes, AIESEC may be responsable as well, along with a ton of other people, and embassies included, who need to inform people of what happens in these european countries..and they do not-money..it would stop the incoming (dead) tourists. P.S. (PSSST) Hey Dacus, you cannot speak in for others, you are a MIDDLE-AGED woman who obviously no-one wants to rape, and is “street-smart”..you do not speak for everyone, understand?Speak for yourself and your kind..please.Stop ill-informing these people, who might be killed because of people like you, Dacus, who are just so..pro-Dacian.You even dare to laugh at this tragedy, and in these people’s faces, saying it is the non-licensed cabbies faults, and further-more,thinking that everyone at this table is stupid, choosing a nickname (Dacus) that clearly shows your allegiance, and that your point of view is BIASED!
Westlake or any other journalist, interested in the things i witnessed in spain which include murder of american tourist(woman)no one else knows about send me an e-mail at : doriansilviu1986@yahoo.com

Adriana

I did my Aiesec internship in 2009 in Ankara, Turkey. As soon as I got to the airport not only 1 but at least 5 guys were waiting for me. I got there about midnight. So, Aiesec Romany needs to take some responsability on this, they were supossed to be there for Yurika!

Alumni

Is super sad but tje fault is from aiese craiova tjey need to talk to tje people in aoesec bucarest to take care of their intern , the worst par is the people in aiesec is more worried about the “image” of aiesec than the pain pf the family , and is notj the first time , similar histories used to hapend in india

Anakin

@Kojinator For first, I was born in ROmania, second I don`t live anymore there , and I will not live again. I`m not a romanian thief from italy or spain, I simply have my own bussiness, house and family in hungary. SIr I want to disagree with you. Why, I say you why. You weren`t in ROmania, you don`t know nothing about romanians so don`t even think to talk about them. First back in 1992, ROmania under international pressure did a big mistake by renaming the gipsy minority as Rroms (Rromani language). It has nothing to do with ROmanians. I don`t know why this thing happend in romania and not in other countries which also have gipsy minorities. The gipsy word isn`t a racial term or a shame term. It`s their entity, their people. (Egyptianos/Gitanes/Tigani [Gipsyes]) Their name is way back old. That said, Nicolae was a gipsy, despite all your beliefs, in Europe romanian criminality is low, but gipsy romanian criminality is very high. We like a nation aren`t so terrible like you believe. Because Hitler kill the israelits and gipsyes in WW2, why we must let the gipsyes be the centre of the world? They aren`t without help, poor and so on. They doesn`t deserve anything (cut the line for beign racist, is not about that) because they do anything (some of them are good people…but they are few). If you live in romania and see that they really don`t do nothing for living and if an ientire village was flooded, they were receiving in that same place a new village with modern houses….they were sold everything, they don`t respect nothing…So gipsy are not romanians, and earth would be a better place without them…but that can`t be possible, so we must living with them.

sadtimes

I think its the japanese life style that ultimately killed her sadly. In japan, unlike other countries, its pretty safe for a girl to be walking alone at night, say past midnight due to many pple coming home from loooongg work shifts. You might find a pervert here and there lurking but nothing like this. Its common knowledge that “night” “foreign country” and “alone” are something to be wary of for us, but for those in japan, because its so safer, its not =( I have personally experienced late night in japan too.
Apparently the ignorant were in charge of booking this girls overseas schedule….

Romanian guy

I’m a Romanian and I agree with you, AIESEC has part of the blame. I talked to an AIESEC member from my city and he said that it’s also hard for AIESEC Bucharest to meet travelers, because a lot of people who come to Romania land at Bucharest, so it would be a 24/7 job.

I was in a student organization as well and we had “Survival Guides” for foreigners coming as part of a complementary education program. I even wrote one myself and explained some of the things you might run into Bucharest. I’m curious if AIESEC had one of those.

FromBahrain

I’m an AIESECer from Bahrain. AIESEC is a non-profit youth organization ran by youth; they aren’t experts by any means – We receive our training through experience within AIESEC. Who was at responsible in this case? AIESEC Romania. leaving an intern alone in an airport is irresponsible and it is not what AIESECers typically do. In AIESEC Bahrain, we normally send up to 5 people at the airport even if it’s at 3 AM in the morning. Unfortunately, AIESEC Romania is not the only country that does this. Many committees, particularly in less developed countries, tend to be less responsible. The problem with these committees are the false promises they make for committees abroad to get more interns; AIESEC Japan fell victim to AIESEC Romania – AIESEC Romania needs to practice basic common sense.

Lena

It’s not so much AIESEC Japan’s fault, but more the committee in Romania who organised that particular internship for her. It was very poor intern servicing on AIESEC Romania’s behalf.

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